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By Rohrbough, Lynn (editor).

Delaware, Ohio. Very Good. 1941. Soft Cover. 12mo - 17 x 9.5 cm.; 138 pp. Spiral bound boards. Native American Folk Lore. Country dances, quadrilles, mountain folk dances, favorite square dances. Part One - Treasures from Abroad; Part Two - Play Party Games; Part Three - Southern Singing Games; Part Four - Western Play Party Games; Index. Bit of soiling on a few pages, minor edgewear; altogether a nice copy of this small book. .

By Kim, Yung-Chung. (editor and translator).

Seoul, Korea.: Ewha Womans University Press.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 8973001167 . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; xii - 327 pp. Gray-blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. First published in 1976, this is the second edition. Red book mark ribbon set into the headband. From the title page: "An abridged and translated edition of "Han'Guk Yosong-Sa" which was written under the direction of the Committe for the Compilation of the History of Korean Women". The original Korean text was published in 1972. Kim Yung-Chung is a professor of history at the Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Nine page bibliography and a 17 page general index. Loosely laid in is what appears to be a page of notes written by a professor to one of her students with regards pertinent passages in the book. Very minor wear to both the book and the dust jacket. The book is clean with a sound binding. Small coded (with a date?) remainder mark on the tail edge of the text block. .

By Hagerty CSC., Cornelius J.

North Quincy, Massachusetts.: The Christopher Publishing House.. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0815803168 . 8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; 359 pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. Four page bibliography and a 9 page general index. The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and unused attachments on the back free end paper. Taped in on the front paste down end paper is a newspaper's obituary notice for Fr. Hagerty and taped in on the half title page is a longish note from Fr. Hagerty dated April 8, 1977 and addressed to an old friend. Also signed by the author on the front free end paper with a long inscription to a monsignor in Indiana and dated March 7, 1976. Both the front and back flaps of the dust jacket are loosely laid in. The book is otherwise clean with a sound binding with only mild wear to the spine tips and the fore corners of the boards. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted.; Signed by Author .

By Deiss CSSp., Lucien.

Cincinnati, Ohio.: World Library of Sacred Music.. Very Good. 1970. Soft Cover. 8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; 281 pp. Translated from the original French edition "Concile et Chant Nouveau" of 1969 by Lyla L. Haggard and Michael L. Mazzarese. Twenty-three pages of footnotes and a 7 page general index. From the back cover: ". . . this comprehensive treatment by the famed French liturgist gives insight into the spirit of Vatican II, as expressed in the song of the Church." Previous owner's name stamped on the title page, otherwise clean with a sound binding and having mild wear to the covers. .

By Sister M. Madeleva. (Mary Evaline Wolff).

Paterson, New Jersey.: St. Anthony Guild Press.. Fair. 1937. Hardcover. 12mo - 19.5 x 13 cm.; (10) - 19 pp. (A variant binding). Decorated off-white paper over boards with silver gilt cloth on the spine and black lettering on a silver gilt paste down label on the front board. First published in 1936, this is the second printing. A collection of 10 poems by Sister Madeleva, a professed religious of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. The library markings are an attachment remain on the verso of the second to last blank page and hand lettered titling on a library applied black cloth tape on the spine. Mild wear and rubbing to the fore corners of the boards and soiling/darkening to the fore edge margins of the boards The binding itself is a wee bit shaken though still good. Signed, with an inscription, by the author on the front free end paper with the previous owner's name and date directly below. (Again . . .it is what it is.); Signed by Author .

By Sister M. Madeleva. (Mary Evaline Wolff).

Paterson, New Jersey.: St. Anthony Guild Press.. Fair. 1937. Hardcover. 12mo - 19.5 x 13 cm.; (10) - 19 pp. Blue cloth over boards with black lettering on a silver gilt paste down label on the front board. First published in 1936, this is the second printing. A collection of 10 poems by Sister Madeleva, a professed religious of the Congregation of the Holy Cross.. The library markings are a covered over stamp on the front free end paper, attachment remains on the back end papers and hand lettered titling on the spine. Both the head and tail of the spine are reinforced with library applied blue cloth tape. Mild wear and scuffing to the boards and otherwise clean with a sound binding. (It is what it is.) .

Lourdes, France.: Sanctuaire de Lourdes.. Good. 1995. Soft Cover. 4to - 30.5 x 21 cm.; 177 pp. Full colour photographic front cover Two page alphabetical listing of the songs at the front. The French translations are by Jean-Paul Lécot, Italian by Don Lorenzo Bataloni, Spanish by Padre M. Prol and J. F. Frié, English by Msgr. R. Lawrence, German by Père G. Karm and Père W. Boemer and Père B. Gerwe, Dutch by Père Noyens and M. Traest and W. Dekkers and De Munter and F. Eykans and G. Helderenberg, Polish by Père Sobierajski. Illustrations are by Père J.-B. Abadie. All music has the melody line with full lyrics, some refrains and antiphons have accompaniment and a few pieces are in Gregorian chant notation. The front cover is scuffed with some minor creasing while the interior is clean and the binding is sound. .

By Ciferni OPraem., Andrew D. and Jennifer Glen CCVI. (editors).

Chicago, Illinois.: GIA Publications.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0941050203 . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; 325 pp. Dark gray cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. From the foreword: "This hymnal is intended primarily for communities which throughout the Church Year daily celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours, especially Morning and Evening Prayer." Both the melody line and accompaniment is present for all. One page appendix of hymns by Ralph Wright OSB. Three + pages of acknowledgments, 4 page liturgical index, 2+ pages index of composers, authors and sources. Three page metrical index of tunes. Two page index of tunes. Three page index of first lines and common titles. Previous owner's name stamped on the front and back free end papers, bookseller's stamp (Newcastle, UK) on the title page. otherwise the book is clean with a sound binding. Shows minimal wear to the externals and appears to have been used very little if at all. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. .

By The London Oratory. (compilers and editors). Patrick Russill. (music editor).

Leominster, UK.: Gracewing / Fowler Wright Books.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0852443587 . 12mo - 19.5 x 13.5 cm.; xvi - 496 - xvii to xxvi pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. Melody line only with full lyrics. The liturgical music for the various services (~90 pages) is in Latin with translation for some. One page foreword by Archbishop Basil Hume and a preface and note by the various editors. Ten page index "Index of First Lines and Tunes". Minor scuffing and very light wear to the boards, otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all. .

By Smith, Ray.

Toronto, Canada.: McClelland and Stewart.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771081952 . 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; 160 pp. Ray Smith (b. 1941) is a novelist, short story writer and educator and was one of the initiators of the Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group in the early 1970s. Former owner name stamp on half-title page, otherwise, a clean and sturdy volume. Dust jacket has some light rubbing and edgewear. .